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Posted by Serhii on January 10, 2003 at 15:29:09:
In Reply to: ukr. lyrics to shchedryk posted by natalka on December 29, 2002 at 23:27:10:
: I would like to find, online, the full lyrics, in Ukranian, to M. Leontovich's Shchedryk, schedryk, shchedrivochka...
: I appreciate any help in this search.
: N
:Hope you can read it in Cyrillick
Щедрик, щедрик, щедрівочка
Прилетіла ластівочка
Стала собі щебетати
Господаря викликати
Вийди, вийди, господарю
Подивися на кошару
Там овечки покотились,
А ягнички народились
В тебе товар весь хороший
Будеш мати мірку грошей
Хоч не гроші, то полова
В тебе жінка чорноброва
Щедрик, щедрик, щедрівочка
Прилетіла ластівочка.
Originally 'Shcedryk' ( ' Carol of the bells' in Amerika) isn't a carrol at all. It is shcedrivka and belongs to another holiday - New Year ( Shcedryj Vechir or Malanka). So its wonderful lyrics says about coming spring ,etc.
I tried to find you something at meta-ukraine.com (searchng system in Ukraine) but they do not give the lyrics and history of 'Shcedryk'. Hope you can use my message. Thank you for the qestion.
Shcedryj vechir is coming very soon and 'Shcedryk' wiil be heard all over Ukraine. It is worth listening, no doubt.